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Student Life
Student Services Center (SSC)
Room 1217(630) 942-2243
Club and Organization Event Calendar
Academic and Pre-Professional Clubs
Literary and Performing Arts Clubs
Academy of Law and Criminal Justice
An organization of students whose goal is to educate
and become better educated on the policies and procedures of law. Provides
a meeting ground for guests and invited speakers to speak.
Advisor: Deborah Klein, Homeland
Security Education Center (HEC), Room 1028
(630) 942-3019
AIGA
Student Group @ COD--the Advertising, Design and Illustration Club
Our club introduces students to the world of advertising, design and illustration
by providing the forum and platform for networking, seminars, workshops
and field trips, as well as the access to real-world information about
related topics and career opportunities in digital and traditional media.
Advisor: John Callegari, McAninch
Arts Center (AC), Room 255b
(630) 942-3418
Architectural
Region of Chicago (ARC)
Architectural Region of Chicago (ARC)
is committed to providing its members with opportunities offered here
in Chicago to broaden their architectural knowledge. Members are encouraged
to attend lectures and events, take field trips, as well as converse with
other students who share the love for architecture.
Advisor: Jane Ostergaard,
Technical Education Center (TEC), Room 1048
(630) 942-2331
Chemistry
Bonding Club
The focus of our group is to promote
chemistry via study groups, contests, demos, field trips, volunteering
and other opportunities.
Advisor: Lubna Haque, Health
and Science Center Center (HS), Room 3335
(630) 942-2110
College of
DuPage Kitchen and Bath Design Student Chapter
Mission is to enhance student members’ success with a focus on the
kitchen and bath industry, promote networking opportunities both with
fellow students and industry professionals and provide guidance and leadership
in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Advisor: Laurence Gulotta, Technical Education
Center (TEC), Room 3026
(630) 942-2800, ext. 52096
College
of DuPage Paralegal Club
College of DuPage Paralegal Club is a student-run organization whose aim
is to unite COD paralegal students in an environment where they can discuss
current issues and events in the paralegal field. The Paralegal Club will
help in creating a network between the DuPage legal community and prospective
paralegals.
Advisor: Sally Fairbank, Open Campus Center
(OCC), Room 107a
(630) 942-2955
Club e-mail: codparalegal@yahoo.com
DuPage Investment
Group
Group seeks to provide opportunities to meet new people, develop rewarding
leisure activities, enhance interrelation in the college community within
the larger community and to provide opportunities for members to broaden
their academic experience beyond the classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories,
etc.
Advisor: Lewis Jones, M-Building, Room 123a
(630) 942-2039
Engineering
Club
A resource for pre-professional engineering students to provide guidance
about engineering careers and transfer schools. We also provide study
groups and academic support.
Advisor: David Smith, Berg
Instructional Center (IC), Room 3518d
(630) 942-2418
Entrepreneurship
Club
The Club will involve guest speakers who are entrepreneurs from successful
small business owners ranging up the corporate level. Other than meetings
with these entrepreneurs, the club will involve field trips to businesses
and/or companies to gain knowledge of their products/services, getting
to know how to start a business as well as the networking aspect of it.
The following week after the meeting or field trip with the business owner
or company, there will be a discussion/reflection in order to recollect
what we, the officers and members, learned and how each of us can benefit
from their experiences in our own business careers. We will also host
a business plan competition at the end of the year in which the winner
will be rewarded with a prize. The end of the year will also include a
certificate of achievement for completion based on attendance.
Advisor: Sonny Smith, Berg
Instructional Center (IC), Room 1601c
(630) 942-2952
Event
Planners Association
Members become familiar with the basic aspects of the meeting industry
through educational and networking opportunities.
Adviser: Joanne Giampa, Student
Services Center (SSC), Room 1227
(630) 942-2556
Future Pharmacists
Organization
United in the journey to become part of the pharmaceutical industry, we,
the members of the Future Pharmacists Organization, believing it to e
advantageous to reconcile our efforts to support one another in this journey,
do take part in this club and follow its duties and beliefs.
Advisor: Mary Newberg, Health
and Science Center (HS), Room 3331
(630) 942-4066
Future Physicians
Club
The Future Physicians Club at College of DuPage will be dedicated to informing
the student body and club members about how to become a medical student.
It will also try to address what the life of a physician and medical student
entail. One of the main objectives of the club will be to help students
decide if medicine is a career option for them. The club will focus on
osteopathic and allopathic medicine.
Advisor: Dr. Beth Vlad, Health
and Science Center (HS), Room 1335
(630) 942-3387
Game Development
Club
The Game Development Club (GDC) was established for members to create
original computer video games. Working in teams our creative designers,
writers, artists, musicians, programmers and game enthusiasts meet to
share ideas and practice their skills and abilities. The GDC provides
development experience for individuals seeking a position in the interactive
software industry.
Advisor: Sally Field Mullan,
Open Campus Center (OCC), Room 126c
(630) 942-2941
Human Services Network
The Human Services Network is an organization of students in the Human
Services field who want to bring to the COD campus students and members
of the wider DuPage community help with recovery from common problems.
The Network's vision is to support the Human Services students by providing
a venue for the development of professional friendships and a platform
for students or invited guests to spend on topics related to the Human
Services field. We will also initiate activities which bring care and
generosity to those agencies which support the Human Services internship
program, or to any other agencies in the community where students feel
they would like to help people having crisis or trouble.
Advisor: Jason Florin, Berg
Instructional Center (IC), Room 2603c
(630) 942-2043
Interior
Design Student Society
Technical seminars, professional networks and student events support the
Interior Design program. Student members organize monthly activities.
Advisor: Ann Cotton, Technical
Education Center (TEC), Room 1057
(630) 942-3081
International
Graphic Arts Education Association-College of DuPage Student Chapter
IGAEA - COD Chapter seeks to increase and disseminate knowledge regarding
graphic arts technology, graphic communications, print production, digital
prepress production in an alternative facet other than the classroom.
This is accomplished through meetings of creative, technical and scientific
information related to graphic communications, by sponsoring student activities
as a student club on campus, by promoting fellowship within the discipline
and by allowing members to attend field trips, conferences and conventions.
Advisor: Shaun Dudek, McAninch
Arts Center (AC), Room 187d
(630) 942-2040
Library
Technical Assistant Student Club
The club is a symbol of identity for students in the LTA program. Networks
with other LTA students and paraprofessionals. Serves as a clearing house
for the LTA profession. Encourages library advocacy.
Advisor: Carol Sturz, Student
Resource Center (SRC), Room 3048
(630) 942-2597
Philosophy Club
The club is a fellowship of students seeking to provide an open forum
for philosophical interpretation through discussion. By hosting activities
that promote an awareness of philosophy’s value, the club facilitates
a community dialogue on philosophical interests.
Advisor: Keith Krasemann,
M-Building, Room 112
(630) 942-3407
Photo Ex Club
The mission of the Photo Ex Club is to create an opportunity for members
to further their fine-art photographic image creation, as well as opportunities
in order to develop relationships with the fine-art community through
public exhibitions.
Advisor: Terry Vitacco, McAninch
Arts Center (AC), Room 272
(630) 942-2329
Practical
Nursing Students Association
The purpose of our club is to provide a structured environment in which
to participate in extracurricular activities.
Advisor: Theresa Bucy, Health
and Science Center (HS), Room 2202h
(630) 942-8330
Printmakers,
Ink.
Encourages the art of printmaking by providing a forum for exhibition
and exploration of the many facets of printmaking.
Advisor: Chuck Boone, McAninch
Arts Center (AC), Room 290
(630) 942-2477
Respiratory
Therapy Student Organization
It is the mission of the College of DuPage Respiratory Care Organization
to continue offering a high quality educational environment that provides
students with the skills necessary to become successful and respected
Respiratory Care Therapists. As part of our mission, we encourage leadership,
diversity and awareness within, as well as beyond the respiratory program.
The Respiratory Care Organization provides leadership in promoting health
promotion and disease prevention for the student population, patients
and the general public.
Advisor: Denise Kruckenberg,
Health and Science Center (HS), Room 2202u
(630) 942-2518
Student
Chapter of the American Meteorological Society
The mission of the College of DuPage Student Chapter of the American Meteorological
society is to support programs that provide educational experiences in
and out of the classroom, to serve the community by promoting severe weather
training and preparedness and to sponsor students as they pursue their
own education.
Advisor: Paul Sirvatka, Berg
Instructional Center (IC), Room 3501
(630) 942-2118
Student
Education Association (SEA)
This club is open to students interested in pursuing a career in education.
Activities include meetings on innovative topics, collaboration with teacher
candidates throughout the state, and professional publications. The SEA
is affiliated with the Illinois and National Education Association.
Advisor: Lois Stanciak, Health
and Science Center (HS), Room 2202t
(630) 942-2974
Student
Nursing Council
Each class organizes to enhance communication among nursing students at
COD to provide input to faculty and to sponsor fund-raisers for the Sophomore
Pinning ceremony. Contact Associate Degree Nursing office to determine
class Advisors.
Advisor: Dilyss Gallyot, Health
and Science Center (HS), Room 2202s
(630) 942-3238
Travel
and Tourism Association
Provides networking opportunities between alumni and students for the
purpose of understanding job functions and opportunities available in
the community. Allows members to broaden their academic experience beyond
the classroom and to develop tours and travel opportunities.
Adviser: Joanne Giampa, Student
Services Center (SSC), Room 1227
(630) 942-2556
